Winyah Master Naturalist Course Page
| Date | Topics | Location | Assignments/Reading/QUIZ |
| 3/1 |
Orientation, tools and techniques, observation skills |
Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center, North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR |
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| 3/8 |
The Foundation: Geology, geomorphology, and soils. The Future: Climate change and Sea level rise |
NIWB NERR classroom (meet at HBDC) |
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| 3/15 |
Birds and Botany |
HBDC, Kimbel Lodge |
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| 3/22 | Reptiles and Amphibians | Kimbel Lodge |
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| 3/29 |
No Class (Good Friday) |
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| 4/05 |
Estuaries |
NIWB NERR (Meet at HBDC) |
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| 4/12 |
Watersheds and wet places: Carolina bays, floodplain forests |
(Meet at HBDC) Lewis Ocean Bay, Cox Ferry Lake |
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| 4/19 |
BIOBLITZ |
North Inlet
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4/26 |
Coastal Habitats
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Hobcaw Barony
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| 5/03 |
Blooms and Butterflies Book reports:
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(Meet at HBDC) Francis Marion NF |
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| 5/10 |
Urban Book Reports: |
(Meet at HBDC) Georgetown |
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| 5/17 |
Beaches, Marine Invertebrates Book reports:
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Huntington Beach SP |
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| 5/24 |
Insects and Night Nature Book report: |
Kimbel Pond 4:00 PM
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| 5/31 | FINAL EXAM | Graduation 12:00 Kimbel Lodge |
Resources
- Conservation Biology for All (textbook)
- Biodiversity Book (textbook)
- How Many Species are there on Earth and in the Ocean?
- WWF Living Planet Report 2022 (Full)
- WWF Living Planet Report 2022 (Youth)
- Backyard Conservation Booklet
- Rainwater Harvesting for Homeowners
- South Carolina Home-A-Syst, Clemson Extension
- Rain Gardens, Green Solutions to Stormwater Pollution
- SC State Wildlife Action Plan 2015
- SC Hunting and Fishing License
- DRAFT Non-Point Assessment Data Sheets
- Birding 101: An Introduction to Bird Identification, Tools and Techniques
- Bird Watching Basics, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Songbird Wildlife Management Guide
- Characterizing the cultural niches of North American birds
- Coastal Bird Stewardship Toolkit- Audubon
- North American Marsh Bird Survey Protocols
- Patuxent Bird Quiz
- Field identification of the 50 most common plant families in temperate regions
- Familiar Trees of South Carolina
- USA-NPN Botany Primer
- Photosynthesis Overview
- Southern Forested Wetlands, Ecology and Management: Southern Deepwater Swamps
- Ecology of Maritime Forests of the Southern Atlantic Coast: A Community Profile
- Native Plants for Wildlife
- Plant Part Illustrations
